Since our return from Christmas break, we have discussed many different topics for the essay that we are currently writing. One of the topics that we talked about in class was about birth order in the family. Even though I did not pick this topic for the essay, I still think that it is an important pert of everyday life in a family. I, as the eldest child in the family, know how hard it is and how much your parents expect of you. Through my early years in life I have seen that the treatment of my younger siblings has been far greater than the treatment I have ever received. My twin brother and sister have gotten everything that I have gotten at an earlier age. I also sometimes feel like the Guinea pig of the family. Whatever I do seems to always lead to becoming a lesson for my younger siblings. I have also noticed that parents care more about the achievements of the older child than those of the younger. This was exhibited through my tenure in Boy Scouts. My dad especially wanted me to always do what he did not. Such as become an Eagle Scout and go to Philmont, a boy scout camp in New Mexico. Both of these achievements are meant to tech leadership and teamwork. My dad has pushed these things so hard on me that I completed them in a hurry. Yet my brother who has not received the push from our dad has not yet earned any of these difficult tasks. Although many families are different, most of the oldest siblings I have spoken to have agreed with me and added their own personal points of emphasis as I have done.